Journal-box.



W. J. SUTLIFF. JOURNAL B0X.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1913.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914 ,F/ 6r. F76: 2.-

WARREN J. SU'IIJIFF, 0F SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

JOURNAL-nox.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 7, 191s.

Application led November 11, 1913. i Serial No. 800,324.

`.its driving box 'so that certain ditliculties may be overcome andobjectionable features eliminated in the driving box construction oflocomotives in modern use.

In the process of assembling the parts of a locomotive driving box, thebearing is pressed into the box with a power of' from twenty-five tothirty-tive tons pressure before the ends of the box are slotted. Thisexcessive ressure of course spreads or expandsf the box to a certainextent. After beinglslo'tted the boxwith its bearing is driven into theframe and the cellar is then applied.

When the locomotive is first placed 1n service the parts o the bearingincluding the box v and cellar are expanded due to heat, but after thejournal has been running for some time the parts are smoothed andfriction is reduced and consequently the heat. The

parts now contract and the result is that the cellar is held so tightlyin the box that much time and labor are consumed in withdrawingghecellar from the box, and .frequently it l comes necessary to break thecellar before itcan be removed from the box, which of course renders thecellar worthless for further use and requires the services of a newcellar. This o eration is necessary with the renewal of t e bearingbrasses and many times the cellar.l and box are both ruined whendropping thewheels to furnish new brasses. v By Vthe utilization of myimproved cellar these and other diiiiculties are `removed as will behereiijafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings ,I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to thebest mode I have so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples of my invention.

side view, partly broken .away showing the cellar in section. Fig. 3 isa perspective' view of my improved cellar. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof a locking bar or key for the cellar. Fig. 5 is a view of one of theslotted studs for the locking key. a modified form of the cellar.

The invention is applicable for use with the standard drivingbox forlooomotives'now in use and the box is equipped withthe invention by' theaddition `of drilling two holes therein as will be described. The box 1,journal bearing o-r brass 2 and journal 3 are o f usual type, and t-hebox is fitted with a pair of studs 4, 4, projecting from the front wallthcreofnear the bottom. 'Ihese studs arer tapped into holes that aredrilled j into t-he metall of the box.l and are provided with a slot 5for a cotter pin ti.

The cellar '7 is clearly shown in Fig. 3 where it is apparent that ithas an open bottom and its front and rear walls are curved for thejournal. On the front wall of the cellar are spaced two ribs 8 which areundercut on their adjoining faces to provide a. dovetail groovetherebetween which extends from side to side of the cellar. rlhis grooveis for the accommodation of the locking key 9 which is formed withbeveled edges com- Elementary to the dovetail groove, and the ey also isslotted at 10, 10, to pass over the studs 4 and perforated at 11 to passover a box invola'ing my invention. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 6 is v stud 12fixed in the front of the cellar, and .A

4by means of which the key is held to the' cellar.- i

- As' illustrated in the. drawings, the cellar is in two pieces, lthebottom being formed of a base plate 12 having a rear upwardly projectingflange 13 to lfit into a recess 14 in the cellar, and a pair of ribs15', 15, extending vacross the bottom, and perforated for the twolocking keys 16, 16 passed therethrough and through the perforated lugs17, 17 of the box. s a safety device, after the parte are in place, thecellar and' its bottom are held together by l means'of the bolt 18,which` is passed through the perforated lugs 19, 20` on 'the cellar andbottomrrespectivel In assemblingthe parts after t e brass .has beenlocated and the box placed 'in situ,

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the base or bottom only of the cellar is now forced in between the endsof the box and the locking bars or keys 16 are located. The

5 Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vjournal .cellar is now ready to heplaced, having pre7 110 It Will be understood that the cellar base'holds the box slightly distended, and the cellar is free to passinto'the box, not only on account of this slight distention, but because-it is purposely made of less dimensions and has a loose fit in the box..The slotted ends of the key pass overthe studs 4 and the cotters 6prevent displacement of the key. As before stated the bolt 18 may now besecured in lace.

henever it is necessary to remove the brasses, the cellar is firstremovedby withdrawing the bolt 18 and cotters 6 and then bodilywithdrawing the cellar. The two keys 16, are then removed and the spaceformerly occupied by the cellar provides an opening for a jack by meansof which the box is spread suiiciently to permit the withdra-Wal of thebase of the cellar. The removal of the cellar permits access to the hubface of the driving wheels so that they maybe'inspected at frequentintervals, and it will be apparent that the cellar can be removed aseasily under the locomotive, as if it were entirely free therefrom.

In Fig. y6- I .have illustrated a cellar 7" having a closed bottom 7a.This type of cellar is employed when liquid oil 1s usedas the lubricantand the type of box shown in Fig. 8, without the bottom, is usuallyemployed whenthe lubricant is made up of grease.

From the above description taken in con` nection with my drawings it isevident that Ihave provided an improved cellar that will accomplish thepurposes and objects. of my invention in a comparatively perfect manner.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. Thecombination with a driving box, ofa cellar having a air of transversely ex- `tending horizontal y undercutribs, of a locking key having beveled edges to t between said ribs andhavin over the driving box, stu s projecting vfrom the :driving box,said key having, perforationsto fit over said studs and means for4locking the key on the studs.

2. The combination with a driving box, and a cellar having a pair ofspaced retainingribs, of a key dove tail in cross-section locatedbetween said ribs with its ends extending over the adjoining edges ofthe driving box, and means for securing said key to the driving box. 4

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN J. SUTLIFF.

Witnesses:

f EDWARD H. GRUPE,

CHRISTIAN I-I. TAfrn.

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